INDIAN AIR FORCE“TOUCH THE SKY WITH GLORY”

Motto

नभःस्पृशं दीप्तम्

Vishal debnathBSSE/UT/ME/12/010

CLASS – ME (A), 3rd semester.

ABOUT “IAF”

• Established on 8th October 1932 as auxiliary force under British empire

• first operation was in Wapiti Planes with one squadron

• Earlier known as the Royal Indian Air Force

• Prefix Royal added in 1945 for recognition in 2nd world war

• prefix Royal it was dropped when India became republic in 1950

• part of Indian armed forces

• under ministry of defense

• Airforce day is celebrated on 8th October

• IAF colors are navyblue,sky blue & white

• head quarters is in new Delhi

• Chief of Air Staff is Air Chief Marshal Norman Anil Kumar Browne

• Primary responsible for securing Indian airspace and conducting aerial warfare during conflict

• Fourth largest air force

• Strength of :- ∗ 127000 personal

∗ 1370 aircraft

∗ 680 combat aircraft

∗305 helicopter

• Operates from 47 Wings and 19 Forward Bases

• Consists 4th generation aircraft

• HAL- TEJAS only 4th generation indigenous aircraft

• TEJAS & RAFALE C replaces aging MIG-21 by 2014 -15

• Upgraded it’s Missile to Israel SPDER & indigenous Brahmos

OPERATIONS• IAF involved in four wars

• IAF fought :- 1. Kashmir war 1947

2. Congo crisis and capture of goa 1961 (operation VIJAY)

3. Sino indian 1962

4. Second kashmir war 1965

5. Bangladesh liberation war 1971

6. Kargil war 1999 ( operation SAFED SAGAR)il

• Other Major operations :- 1. Operation Meghdoot 1984

2. Operation Poomalai 1987

3. operation cactus 1988

• participant in united nation peacekeeping missions

• Celebrate its golden jubilee in 1982

Strength of IAF

•The main strength of IAF is fighter aircrafts divided into categories

Attacker

Fighter

Carriers

• jets which have the ability to hit air to surface.

• Types are

• Jaguar(operates 139)

• Mirage

• MIG 27(operates 100)

•MIG 21 bison• Sukhoi 30M

Attacker

Fighter Aircraft

• Designed primarily for air-to-air combat• Secondly to attack ground targets by dropping bombs.

Types are

• Sukhoi 30-MKI (170 in service)

• Dassault Mirage-2000 (51 in service)

• MIG-29 (66 in service)• Rafale C (15 in service)

• LCA TEJAS

Carrier Aircraft

•Roles Are :- 1. Aerial Refueling Tanker

2. Bombing

3. Para Dropping

4. Strategic Military

Transport •Currently operates :- 17 IL - 76

6 IL-78 (43000 kg payload)

Antonov AN – 32 (6700 kg payload) 1 C – 17 globemaster(77000 kg

payload)

6 C – 130J(19090 kg payload)

PRESENTED BYThank you

VISHAL DEBNATH